Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me DVD

Advantages: incredible array of extras - well thought out, good picture and sound quality
Disadvantages: perhaps the film is the weak link

...my Christmas present DVDs – Austin Powers II – “The Spy who Shagged Me”. This being a DVD review, rather than an out and out film review, I do not intend to dwell overly on the plot of this film. So I will give you a very rough outline in a single paragraph and no more, before concentrating on the extras included on the DVD, as from my point of view, it is the extras on the DVD that convince you of whether you purchase the DVD or not, as well as ...
...Plot in one paragraph: Austin Powers, frozen in 1967 and kept in a cryogenic state is unfrozen in the 1990s where he continues his swinging 60s way of life (Oh the care-free pre-AIDS era of swinging!). Ultimately the film once again revolves around Austin’s battle with Dr. Evil (who is also played by Mike Myers, who plays Austin himself!). This time, with the aid of a baddie of similar stature to Monty Python’s Mr. Creosote, a character known simply ... Read review

Advantages: Supremely funny throughout. Myers is great as three of the top characters. Good sound track. Probably improves upon the original which is noval for a sequel.
Disadvantages: maybe just a tad too similiar to the original

...it was not actually until Austin Powers was first shown on channel 4 that I first saw it. However it was well worth the wait as it is one very, very funny film. So funny in fact that it encouraged me to go out and buy the sequel soon after. This is a rarity for me, I only own about 10 films on video, but I am glad that I did folk out the cash as the film equals if not improves upon the original. The Spy Who... is, of course, a comedy and just like ...
...the 2 main characters - Austin Powers and his arch enemy Dr Evil. He also plays an addition character in this film in the form of Fat bas***d. Powers himself is a ‘spy' working for the ministry of defence. Originally from the sixties he now lives in the nineties due to being frozen in order to prevent Dr Evil from taking over the world in the future (watch the first film for more details on this). Although Austin is now a citizen of the nineties ... Read review

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...as with James Bond, the Austin Powers creators were faced with the challenge of how to beat the first film. While Bond followed Dr No with From Russia With Love, Austin Powers followed International Man of Mystery with The Spy Who Shagged Me. Could Austin beat the beast that is sequel hell or would everyone's favourite shag-a-holic end up being a total square? Returning from his deep space exile, Dr Evil once more plots the downfall of mankind but ...
...back to 1969, and steal Austin Powers' mojo. With a lagging libido and no attractiveness to women, Powers would be helpless and the world would be forced to pay a hefty ransom less they face the awesome lethality of The Alan Parsons Project (aka a giant "laser"). With 1969 Austin frozen in cryo-genic suspension, Dr Evil's agents are easily able to steal the mythical mojo and reduce 1999 Austin to a shadow of his former self. What's an agent to do? ... Read review

Advantages: Hilarious
Disadvantages: Some crude jokes

...100 billion dollars. To prevent Austin getting in the way he goes back in time to steal the frozen Austin’s mojo (his “essence of life”). Luckily, Austin has also been built a time travelling device allowing him to go back to 1969 to get his mojo back and save the world. The film follows on from the first Austin Powers movie, with Austin on his honeymoon with Vanessa (Liz Hurley), who turns out to be a robot with machine gun breasts. When I first ...
...but I still understood it all and enjoyed it. The storyline is so simple that you certainly don’t need to have seen the ‘Austin Powers – International Man of Mystery’ ‘The Spy That Shagged Me’ also sees the return of Scott (Seth Green), Dr. Evil’s bratty son, who spends most of the film sneering at his Father’s daft plans to take over the world and who, I might mention, is very cute. ;) The other characters are original, but very silly. Scott is ... Read review

Advantages: Myers, Funny, Soundtrack
Disadvantages: Myers' third Character, one or two jokes that were used before

...another op. ~Characters~ Austin Power Powers is a British Spy from the sixties who when he managed to rid the world of his arch nemesis Dr Evil volunteered to go into deep freeze in case he ever returned. He is gradually adapting to the 90s and still clings to the sixties in his dress, sexual attitudes and lifestyle. Victoria Kensington The daughter of his original crime-fighting partner. Victoria is an oxford graduate best described as academic, ...
...secret service responsible for providing Austin with his assignments and as the time frame changes so do the length of his hair. Dr Evil Austin's arch nemesis who constantly holds the world to ransom with nuclear weapons. As the show starts he is trying to achieve a lasting relationship with his son courtesy of the Jerry Springer Show. He is constantly finding more foolish ways to attempt to kill Powers that enable him to easily escape, much to ... Read review